Kenneth W. Lee

Kenneth W. Lee practices in the areas of construction litigation, construction-related insurance matters, municipal and government contracts, and surety law. His experience includes the representation of owners, contractors (including general contractors, sub-contractors, and specialty contractors) and surety providers in all fields of the construction industry. Ken has handled Mechanics’ Lien matters, and has written and lectured on the subject. Ken recently redrafted the Contracts Section of the Pennsylvania Standard Jury Instructions (2003 Ed.) issued by the Pennsylvania Bar Institute.

Ken has handled litigation in the state and federal courts of Pennsylvania, Georgia, Connecticut, Tennessee, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Maryland, Ohio and West Virginia, and those states’ specialized courts such as the Pennsylvania Board of Claims and the West Virginia Court of Claims. In addition, he has tried cases before the American Arbitration Association, Federal Mediation Service and “private” dispute panels.

The following is a representative list of matters for which Ken has had primary responsibility:

• $25,000,000 Mechanics’ Lien and federal court action with respect to the Homer City, Pa. Power Plant;

• $1,200,000 litigation with respect to the Conemaugh Power Plant;

• $3,000,000 extra work litigation with respect to the Pittsburgh, Pa. West End Bridge;

• $1,200,000 Mechanics’ Lien with respect to the Tioga Natural Gas Facility;

• $500,000 extra work litigation with respect to the Belle Vernon, Pa. Bridge on Interstate 70;

• $400,000 delay claim litigation with respect to the Pa. Route 65 Eckert Street Bridge;

• $600,000 extra work litigation with respect to the Tygart Valley Bridge in West Virginia;

• $600,000 extra work litigation with respect to the Mon City Bridge;

• $200,000 extra work litigation with respect to the Pittsburgh, Pa. 40th Street Bridge;

• $1,200,000 termination claim with respect to the Pittsburgh, Pa. Wabash Bridge and Tunnel Stabilization Contract;

• $600,000 extra work litigation with respect to the Six Mile Creek Bridge on Interstate 90;

• $750,000 wrongful termination litigation with respect to the Venango, Pa. Bridge Contract;

• $300,000 litigation with respect to the SEPTA Terminal in Philadelphia, Pa.; and

• $500,000 litigation with respect to the USX Clairton Works.

Ken is a 1987 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, where he received the Faculty Award for Legal Scholarship. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Gettysburg College and a Master of Arts degree from Villanova University. He is a graduate of The Mercersburg Academy.

Ken is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association, the Dauphin County Bar Association, the Better Business Bureau where he served as an arbitrator/mediator, and the Associated Pennsylvania Constructors (APC). He has been appointed to the following national committees for The Associated General Contractors of America: Construction Education Committee, Surety Bonding Committee and Contract Documents Committee. He was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2006, 2007 and 2008 in the Construction Law category and named a 2006, 2007 and 2008 Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the Construction/Surety Law Category.